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Introducing Google Drive... yes, really — Just like the Loch Ness Monster, you may have heard the rumors about Google Drive. It turns out, one of the two actually does exist. — Today, we're introducing Google Drive—a place where you can create, share, collaborate, and keep all of your stuff.

Google Stores, Syncs, Edits in the Cloud — For years, some people who wanted to store files on remote servers in the cloud have been emailing the files to their Gmail accounts, or uploading them to Google's lightly used Google Docs online productivity suite, even if they had no intention of editing them there.

Gmail bumps free storage to 10GB — Along with the launch of Google Drive today, the company is tossing a bonus to Gmail customers as well: they'll now get 10GB of email storage at no cost. That's up from the 7.5GB that users were getting before — and as always, that number will slowly creep up over time.

Apple Found to Violate One Patent on Android Phones — Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) won a partial U.S. International Trade Commission judge's ruling in its bid to block imports of Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s devices including the iPhone and iPad tablet computer.

Facebook IPO Could Be Delayed by Deals, Distractions — Less than two weeks before the potential launch of Facebook's initial public offering roadshow, a string of acquisitions and other business distractions are threatening to delay the sale, say people familiar with the matter.

Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight review — An ebook reader you can read in the sun — and in the dark Odds are, if I'm reading a book I'm doing it in bed. At night. In the dark. That's not so great for ebook readers, which (like a paper book) require a light in order to be seen.

Proview owns iPad trademark in China -govt official — (Reuters) - Proview Technology (Shenzhen), which is battling Apple Inc in a Chinese court over the iPad trademark, is the rightful owner of that mark, a senior official with the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) said on Tuesday.

Firefox kills off favicon in URL bar — According to the blog of Mozilla Software Engineer Jared Wein, M.Sc, the Firefox team has just killed off the age-old favicon in yesterday's nightly build. Wein states that the changes are set to arrive in the release channel in mid-July …

Near-Final Version of Windows 8 Due in Early June — A near-final “release preview” version of Windows 8 is due in the first week of June, Microsoft confirmed late Monday. — Windows unit President Steven Sinofsky made the announcement at a Windows Developer Days event in Japan.

Planetary's Riddle Solved: Snaring Close-By Asteroid — The riddle of the space asteroid start-up may be closer to being solved. — On Tuesday, Planetary Resources Inc. will outline in Seattle its plan to convince governments that the technology exists to snare an asteroid in space in the near future at a relatively low cost.

The Two-Horse Smartphone Race — Apple, Samsung Use Different Playbooks in Battle for Supremacy; For Rivals, It's Specialty vs. Scale — Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. should make it abundantly clear this week that the smartphone industry is increasingly dividing into the haves and have-nots.

IPv6 now deployed across entire T-Mobile US network — Yesterday, technical architect Cameron Byrne announced that T-Mobile has completed the deployment of IPv6 services across its entire network. This isn't the first IPv6 network, but it is the largest wireless IPv6 deployment in the world.